4 Days Short Explore Istanbul Tour Package

Hagia Sophia, Blue Mosque, Hippodrome, Grand Bazaar, Topkapi Palace, Little Hagia Sophia Mosque, City Walls, Golden Horn, Spice Bazaar, Cruise on the Bosphorus, Bosphorus Bridge, Beylerbeyi Palace, Camlica Hill.

Tour Itinerary

Day 01 - Arrive to Istanbul
Arrive in Istanbul Ataturk Airport or Sabiha Gokcen Airport, then meet with our staff at the airport. Then you will be transferred to hotel in Istanbul. Upon arrival to hotel check in and you will have free time for relaxing or check out the city.

 

Day 02 - Istanbul Old City Sightseeing Tour (B, L)
After breakfast, Our staff will pick you up from hotel and strat the full day guided tour of Istanbul. Our first visit will be Hagia Sophia Museum, is built by Constantine the Great in the 4th century. It is one of the architectual marvels of all time. Then visit Blue Mosque is built in the 16th century, unique with 6 minarets and its magnificent interior decoration of the blue Iznik tiles. Then proceed to Hippodrom where you will see Obelisk of Theodosius,bronze serpentine column and German Fountian of Wilhelm II. Grand Bazaar is  one of the oldest and biggest Bazaars in the world with more than 4,000 shops. There will be lunch stop in a local restaurant then visit, Topkapi Palace is the great palace of the Ottoman Sultans from the 15th to the 19th centuries. At the end of the tour, you will be transferred back to Hotel.Overnight in Istanbul.

 

Day 3 - Istanbul Bosphorus Cruise and Sightseeing Tour in Asia Side of Istanbul (B, L)

You will have breakfast at your hotel and meet with our staf at the hotel Departure from hotel for the Bosphorus and Two Continents Tour. Tour will be started from Byzantine City Walls and continue to Golden horn. Stop in Spice Bazaar then embark the Boat for Cruising on the Bosphorus, Lunch break after Boat Cruise. In the Afternoon continue to Two Continents part of the tour. Drive to Asian side via bosphorus bridge and arrive to Beylerbeyi Palace and continue from there to Camlica hill. Camlica Hill is the last step of the tour. After watching the panoramic view of the city and bosphorus return to hotel. Overnight in Istanbul. 

 

Day 04 - Departure Transfer (B)
After breakfast, you will  check out and you will have free time until your departure time. You have option to extend package with additional night(s) in Istanbul or you will be picked up from your hotel according to your departure time for transfering directly on to Istanbul Airport for return international flight

Includes

• Hotel accommodations in preferred class hotel
• Professional Guide licensed by the Ministry of Tourism
• Noted sightseeing tours on regular group or private guided basis
• Mentioned entrance fees to sights by the itinerary
• Meals mentioned by the itinerary - Vegeterian meals available
• All mentioned land transportations
• Roundtrip airport transfers with A/C minivans
• Local taxes
• All Istanbul tours & travel packages are insuranced by TURSAB (Association of Turkish Travel Agencies)
• B: Breakfast, L: Lunch, D: Dinner as indicated schedule

Excludes

• International flights to/from Turkey and personal travel insurance
• Any other expenses not noted in the above included section or airport tax, visa for Turkey (if required)
• Tips to guides, drivers or staff at hotels
• Items of a personal nature
• Hotel extras (minibar, telephone/internet usage, laundry, etc)
• All kinds of beverages (except the drinks served with breakfast), and medical service

Notes

Please take note of the following:
30% discount for children below the age 7, free for the ages 0-2
Haghia Sophia Museum is closed on Monday; replaced with Underground stern,
Topkapi Palace is closed on Tuesday; replaced with Beylerbeyi Palace
Beylerbeyi Palace is closed on Monday and Thursday, replaced with Kariye (St. Savior in Chora) Museum
Grand Covered Bazaar is closed on Sunday
You are kindly requested to present your self at the pick up point 15 minutes prior the pre advised pick up time

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